The Swing Of Things Chords
by A-Ha
The Swing Of Things by A-Ha is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bm. It uses the chords Bm, F#m, D, A, E, G and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(Bm F#m D A Bm D F#m)
Bm D E Bm D E
They say the world's an eventful place
Bm D E Bm D E
You give me news I don't want to know
Bm F#m G A
You say that I should care that I should speak
Bm D E Bm D E
my mind
F#m D A Bm
Oh but how can I speak of the world rushing by
D A D
With a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes
E7 F#m D A Bm
Have we come to the point of no turning back
D A
Or is it still time to get into the
Bm D E Bm D E
swing of things
Bm D E Bm D E
Let us walk through this windless city
Bm D E Bm D E
I'll go on till the winter gets me
Bm F#m G
"Sleep..." you wrote "Sleep my dear"
A Bm D E Bm D E
in a letter somewhere
F#m D A
Oh but how can I sleep with your voice
Bm
in my head
D A D
And an ocean between us and room in my bed
E7 F#m D A
Have I come to the point where I'm
Bm
losing the grip
D A
Or is it still time to get into the
Bm D E Bm D E
swing of things
Bm D E Bm D E D E
F#m D
When she glows in the dark
A Bm
and I'm weak by the sight
D A D
Of this breathtaking beauty in which I can hide
E7 F#m D A Bm
There's a worldful out there of people I fear
D
But given time
A D
I'll get into the swing of things
E7 F#m D
Yes when she glows in the dark
A Bm
and I'm struck by the sight
D
I know that I'll need this
A D E7 F#m D A Bm
for the rest of my life
D A D E7 F#m D A Bm D A D
E7 F#m D A Bm D A D E7
F#m D A Bm
What have I done what lies I have told
D
I've played games with the ones
A D
that rescued my soul
E7 F#m D
Have I come to the point
A Bm
where I'm losing the grip
D A
Or is it still time to get into
D Bm
The swing of things